Ginny Nightingale's Blog – November 2011 Archive (4)

Big day today for Jasper (formerly Nutmeg) and Pooh bear (now Uchu!) Here are the happy new families. Uchu's new parents are both professors at a major university, so he should have a very interesting life! Uchu is the word for a chiean pepper in an indigenous language from the Andes.

Jasper is now owned by Heather of Blueberry Cottage Labradoodles (a DK member) and will hopefully be in her breeding program--she is looking for a guardian home for him!!!

First Jasper--can he get…

Here is Rosie with her new family--she looks so cute, no?

And here is Enso (formerly Kelly) with his new mom and dad--and in his new bed--he is so gorgeous, it is hard to believe that he came from Lyric!…

This has been a lovely experience and it is almost over. I have met great new people (the new owners) and have had a chance to spend 8 terrific weeks with the 8 terrific pups--now we must prepare for the big send-off. I will be keeping a few at home a bit longer--they are staying in my breeder's program and will stay here until they go with her or to guardian homes. One is the red wool pup--his official name is now Sorcerer's Apprentice and his call name is Presto!

The other is Honey…

The puppies are now 6 weeks old and all the people who are buying a pup all came one family at a time over the past three days--it was really fun! They couldn't pick a pup yet because the breeder will not be able to tell them which they can choose from until she makes her decision this week about who will stay in the breeding program--but luckily, everyone felt that every pup would be a good pup to get.

I have been too busy to post much, so i will try to catch you all up--they are…